18 chicken rice skillet recipes

One-skillet chicken and rice with Italian sausage, red peppers, tomatoes, cumin, and olives. A Spanish-inspired arroz con pollo vibe ready in under an hour.

One-pan herbed brown rice and chicken: chicken breasts simmered with quick-cooking brown rice, peas, thyme, and parmesan. A 30-minute weeknight skillet dinner that cleans up easy.

One-skillet Thai chicken and rice cooked in peanut butter chicken stock with soy sauce, snow peas, ginger, and red pepper flakes. A 30-minute weeknight dinner with big flavor.

Chili-dusted chicken pieces browned and simmered in a saucy mix of diced tomatoes, green chilies, black olives, and fresh cilantro. Serve over rice for a Southwestern one-skillet meal.

Chicken tacos with rice featuring flour-dredged browned chicken simmered in chili sauce, Worcestershire, dry sherry, and chicken broth. A saucy, Mexican-inspired skillet dinner over fluffy rice.

Mandarin chicken is a skillet dinner with browned chicken breasts in a citrusy orange pan sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and mandarin orange segments. A quick 30-minute twist on classic French chicken a l'orange served over rice.

One-skillet chicken meatballs with sauerkraut, rice, and crushed tomatoes. A lighter take on a German-inspired comfort dish that cooks rice right in the pot.

Quick chicken curry with peas built on a pantry shortcut: a packet of onion soup mix and curry powder finished with plain yogurt. One skillet, on the table in 40 minutes over rice.

Butter-seared chicken breasts baked over rice in a creamy chicken soup sauce with thyme and celery flakes. One ovenproof skillet, 50 minutes, and dinner is handled.

Pimento chicken with saffron rice, mushrooms, white wine, green peas, and Parmesan cooked in one skillet. The wine-and-saffron broth gives this complete dinner gorgeous color and floral depth.

One-skillet chicken legs and Italian sausage browned and simmered with toasted rice, mushrooms, green peppers, and tomatoes in red wine. A rustic Italian rice dish that feeds eight.

One-skillet Tex-Mex chili chicken simmered with stewed tomatoes, rice, and peppers, then smothered in melted Monterey Jack. Dinner in 30 minutes flat.

Southern-style curry chicken simmered in tomato sauce with jalapeno, onions, and curry powder, served over rice. A one-skillet comfort meal with a mild, warming spice that's ready in an hour.

Garden kale dinner with prosciutto, shallots, lemon zest, and chicken stock served over rice with grated Parmesan. A one-skillet weeknight meal that comes together in 35 minutes.

Capital chicken skillet with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, port wine, and tarragon in a creamy sauce over rice. A low-fat, one-pan dinner with a touch of elegance.

Paprika-rubbed chicken breasts seared golden and simmered with toasted rice, tomatoes, green beans, and turmeric in one skillet. A complete Spanish-style one-pan dinner in 45 minutes.